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CS/CS/SB 24: Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Rouson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Davis ; Osgood ; Burgess ; Pizzo ; Jones ; Garcia ; Torres ; Stewart ; Passidomo ; Baxley ; Book ; Boyd ; Bradley ; Brodeur ; Broxson ; Burton ; Calatayud ; Collins ; DiCeglie ; Grall ; Gruters ; Harrell ; Hooper ; Hutson ; Ingoglia ; Martin ; Mayfield ; Perry ; Polsky ; Powell ; Rodriguez ; Simon ; Thompson ; Trumbull ; Wright ; Yarborough ; Berman

Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program; Establishing the Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program within the Department of Legal Affairs; requiring the department to accept and process applications for the payment of compensation claims under the program; requiring the department to provide specified notice of the program; requiring the department, subject to the appropriation of funds for that purpose, to pay a specified compensation amount to approved applicants, etc. APPROPRIATION: $20,000,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 21 (Ch. 2024-254), CS/CS/HB 23 (Ch. 2024-255) -SJ 621
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/11/2023 Senate • Filed
10/10/2023 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
2/1/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/06/24, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/6/2024 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2/7/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
2/8/2024 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/15/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/20/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2/20/2024 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/21/2024 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/22/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
2/28/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/1/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24
3/4/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 620
• Substituted CS/HB 21 -SJ 621
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 21 (Ch. 2024-254), CS/CS/HB 23 (Ch. 2024-255) -SJ 621